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Litmus test for President Muizzu as Maldives goes to polls amidst regional power dynamics
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Litmus test for President Muizzu as Maldives goes to polls amidst regional ...
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Maldives ex-President Yameen acquitted: Case against him, context of domestic politics
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Maldives' ruling party secures ‘supermajority' in parliamentary elections: Over 200,000 Maldivians took part in polls, with 326 candidates competing for 93 seats ...
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Maldives' ruling party secures ‘supermajority' in parliamentary elections
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Breakaway Factions Could Erode Support of Parent Parties in Maldivian Elections: The split between the MDP and The Democrats, for example, could undermine the ...
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Stop being ‘stubborn’, seek dialogue with neighbours: Muizzu told amid strained India-Maldives ties
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India’s ‘Cuba’ Situation With Maldives| Countercurrents: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has issued another warning that his government would not allow New ...
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India’s ‘Cuba’ Situation With Maldives| Countercurrents
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‘People of Maldives are sorry’: Former Maldivian president on diplomatic row with India
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‘People of Maldives are sorry’: Former Maldivian president on diplomatic ...
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Maldives: Ex-minister accuses President Muizzu of fabricating claims about number of Indian troops
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Maldives votes in the shadow of India-China rivalry : Voting got under way in the Maldives Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President ...
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Maldives votes in the shadow of India-China rivalry
Quick Glance: Pro-China Party Secures Overwhelming Victory in Maldives Election
  • President Mohamed Muizzu's PNC party wins by a landslide in Sunday's election, gaining control of parliament with a supermajority.

  • The PNC, with three additional seats from allies, secures 70 out of 93 seats, signaling a shift towards China from India.

  • Official results confirmation is expected soon, with the new assembly set to take office in early May.

  • The election serves as a pivotal moment for Muizzu's agenda of closer economic ties with China following his previous win in the presidential election.
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Maldives High Court overturns ex-President Abdulla Yameen’s prison sentence: Decision comes days before the Indian Ocean archipelago nation holds parliamentary ...
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Maldives High Court overturns ex-President Abdulla Yameen’s prison ...
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Ex-Maldivian President Nasheed relocates to Ghana without informing parliament: Ex-Maldivian President Nasheed relocates to Ghana without informing parliament
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Ex-Maldivian President Nasheed relocates to Ghana without informing ...
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Maldives Signals Tilt Toward China: Yet, India is a powerful neighbor, one that plays a major role in the Maldivian economy. How long can President Muizzu ...
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Maldives Signals Tilt Toward China
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Maldives Ex-President relocates to Ghana: Ex-Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed temporarily relocates to Ghana without informing parliament. In a post on X ...
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Maldives Ex-President relocates to Ghana
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Maldives-India Row: 'Everything is good,' says Maldives envoy on first day of Budget Session | Mint
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Maldives asks India to withdraw its troops by March 15: India has 88 soldiers on the island nation.
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Maldives asks India to withdraw its troops by March 15
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China "Valued Ally, Integral Collaborator": Maldives President Amid Row With India
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Quick Glance: Tensions Rise Between India and Maldives After Modi's Beach Visit
  • Criticism of Modi's trip to promote tourism on nearby Indian islands

  • Image of Modi on beach sparks heated reactions in the Maldives

  • Lakshadweep resembles the Maldives, but much smaller

  • Maldivians insult Indian tourists and India on social media
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Why a social media row over Modi’s tweets led to the suspension of three Maldives ministers
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Quick Glance: India Summons Ambassador Over Maldives Minister Remarks
  • President Mohamed Muizzu suspends three deputy ministers.

  • The deputy ministers used derogatory terms against Mr. Modi.

  • Indian social media calls for a boycott.

  • Government officials responsible for the comments were suspended.
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Maldives minister, who made derogatory remarks on PM’s Lakshadweep post, wishes Jaishankar on birthday
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Explained | Unravelling the shift in India-Maldives relations: India-Maldives row: The Hindu explains how the relationship between India and its neighbour ...
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Explained | Unravelling the shift in India-Maldives relations
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Maldives jittery as ‘Lakshadweep’ remains top trend in India for second consecutive day
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Maldives jittery as ‘Lakshadweep’ remains top trend in India for second ...
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Is India Repeating Its Maldives Mistake in Bangladesh?  : New Delhi’s perceived support for an unpopular incumbent is stoking the fires of anti-India sentiment ...
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Is India Repeating Its Maldives Mistake in Bangladesh?  
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The State of South Asia in 2023: The year was dominated by elections, and political and economic instability. Amid the bad news, India landed a spacecraft near ...
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The State of South Asia in 2023
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Daniel Bosley on the Maldivian State, Gangs, Religious Radicals, and Power Brokers
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Smuggled cigarettes worth RM5.12 million were seized in Pinang: Penang Region One PPM Commander Shamsol Kassim said it was the biggest seizure of cigarettes in ...
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Smuggled cigarettes worth RM5.12 million were seized in Pinang
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Rift Between Muizzu and Yameen Injects Fresh Tensions Into Maldives’ Politics: The animosity between the two former allies resembles the tensions that arose ...
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Rift Between Muizzu and Yameen Injects Fresh Tensions Into Maldives’ ...
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Why Maldives leader wants Indian troops out of nation?: Addressing the inauguration event on his elevation as the president of the Maldives ...
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Why Maldives leader wants Indian troops out of nation?
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Maldives' new president set to take office as debt alarms intensify: MALE -- When the Maldives' President-elect Mohamed Muizzu takes office on Nov. 17 ...
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Maldives' new president set to take office as debt alarms intensify
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The stance of the Maldives President-elect on India | Explained: Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives' President-elect, has pledged to remove Indian troops from the ...
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The stance of the Maldives President-elect on India | Explained
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Maldives' new president set to take office as debt alarms intensify: MALE -- When the Maldives' President-elect Mohamed Muizzu takes office on Nov. 17 ...
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Maldives' new president set to take office as debt alarms intensify
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Incoming Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu Asks Indian Troops to Leave Island: Maldives intends to be “fully independent” and will ask Indian troops stationed in ...
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Incoming Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu Asks Indian Troops to Leave ...
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Maldives’ Presidential Election Was Not a Referendum on India or China : Local political maneuvering and pressing domestic issues – not geopolitics – drove most ...
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Maldives’ Presidential Election Was Not a Referendum on India or China 
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Maldives: Jailed for 11 years, ex-President Abdulla Yameen transferred to house arrest
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Maldives: Jailed for 11 years, ex-President Abdulla Yameen transferred to ...
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Maldives' ex-President Nasheed plays kingmaker in election runoff: COLOMBO -- His name is not on the ballot, but the Maldives' charismatic parliamentary ...
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Maldives' ex-President Nasheed plays kingmaker in election runoff
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The Maldives' incumbent president, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, faces an uphill battle against pro-China opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu.
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Manish Tewari | It's high time to rethink our strategy in Maldives: Deccan Chronicle brings you the latest news, views, analysis and images from India and the ...
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Manish Tewari | It's high time to rethink our strategy in Maldives
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Maldives President-Elect Says Moving Indian Troops Out Is 'Top Most Priority'
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Maldives President-Elect Says Moving Indian Troops Out Is 'Top Most ...
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New Maldives President: India’s Friend or Foe?: It likely that Malé will remain sensitive to India’s broad strategic concerns around China ...
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New Maldives President: India’s Friend or Foe?
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Maldives' Solih eyes historic second term in Saturday election: COLOMBO -- The Maldives' incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is in the pole position ...
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Maldives' Solih eyes historic second term in Saturday election
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What to Expect From Maldives’ New President: Mimrah Abdul Ghafoor and JJ Robinson discuss the domestic politics behind President-elect Muizzu’s win and the ...
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What to Expect From Maldives’ New President
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Gravitas Plus: Maldives elects Pro-China President, are India-Maldives ties in danger?
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Maldives election runoff could turn tide in India-China contest: COLOMBO -- Maldivian voters have raised the geopolitical stakes for the second and final round ...
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Maldives election runoff could turn tide in India-China contest
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Election in Nepal, Maldives, deadlock in Bangladesh: Even foreign countries allegedly interfere in elections in Bangladesh directly or indirectly ...
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Election in Nepal, Maldives, deadlock in Bangladesh
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New Maldives President won’t be anti-India or pro-China: Mohamed Nasheed: Maldives President-elect Muizzu's transition team hopes to invite PM Modi to ...
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New Maldives President won’t be anti-India or pro-China: Mohamed Nasheed
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Maldives Presidential Election Headed to Sept. 30 Runoff: The Maldives presidential election is headed to a runoff later this month after no candidate secured ...
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Maldives Presidential Election Headed to Sept. 30 Runoff
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K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games: Deccan Chronicle brings you the latest news, views, analysis and images from India and the world.
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K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games
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India-China power play dominates Maldives presidential election: India-China power play dominates Maldives presidential election
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India-China power play dominates Maldives presidential election
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India Condemns 'Fake Reports' in Maldivian Press to Harass High Commission Staff, Diaspora
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India Condemns 'Fake Reports' in Maldivian Press to Harass High ...
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India-China Contest Looms Over Maldives’ Presidential Elections: While Muizzu’s victory could see a tilt toward China in the archipelago’s foreign policy ...
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India-China Contest Looms Over Maldives’ Presidential Elections
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Maldives’ Presidential Elections: What’s Next?: What the first round results tell us about the September 30 run-off – and what that will mean for Maldives’ ...
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Maldives’ Presidential Elections: What’s Next?
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Explained: Maldives presidential runoff and dance of political alliances: Explained: Maldives presidential runoff and dance of political alliances
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Explained: Maldives presidential runoff and dance of political alliances
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Pulai by-election: More than 900 police officers paid their duty today: A total of 46 voters at the Kempas Police Station while 881 people will vote at PPM ...
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Pulai by-election: More than 900 police officers paid their duty today
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Maldives' nascent presidential race keeps India and China on edge: BANGKOK -- From his cell in the Maldives' largest prison, former President Abdulla Yameen ...
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Maldives' nascent presidential race keeps India and China on edge
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Maldives’ Presidential Election Is a Multi-Horse Race: The electoral line-up lays bare political fragmentation in the young and tumultuous democracy.
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Maldives’ Presidential Election Is a Multi-Horse Race
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Maldives: The People to Watch and the Factors at Play Ahead of Next Month's Presidential Polls
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After ‘India Out’ protests, Maldives government issues condemnation: The campaign alleges that the Ibrahim Solih government is subservient to New Delhi and ...
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After ‘India Out’ protests, Maldives government issues condemnation